
Originally Posted by
thatblonde
Emily seemed shocked to be seeing what she saw in Brad, onscreen with the others. Obviously had been misled post FRC from Brad.... probably heard it was you and only you from the start and all along. So while she alluded to knowing that editing was a factor- ( heck she knew she got the boring edit and if she had phrased it any other way than she didn't get the fun "action" dates I'm sure that would have been "edited" out too) she also firmly stated that Brad gave them lots of material to work with. That tells me she really didn't know what to expect on Monday nights, and Brad had not honestly prepared her for it. So for the past month she has watched the worst of the dates alone and without any quality time in between with Brad to help her adjust and give her reassurance. That is a recipe for disaster. What girl wouldn't be insecure with all that going on, and the one person who can help you with it is miles away?
I don't think she is jealous of Chantel per se, why would she be? I think she's more upset with seeing a connection, all the physical touching and alluding to having real "feelings" that she didn't know she would see because Brad sold her the "it was always Emily" story too. It has to be a real shocker to see that Brad's actions and words didn't match, and now everyone knows that I'm not the only one "special" to Brad. What Emily thought would be OUR love story, really isn't all that, and more importantly, now everyone knows that. As a private person, she was forced to see her dating issues played out onscreen and in public. Sweet lil Emily became, if this is the forum you want to disrespect me in, then buddy, you got your wish, cause I'm not so sold on you either, at least not after all I've seen!
Do I think she let Brad have it on Mondays and into Tuesdays, heck yeah. Do I think last night she wasn't holding back or trying to put on happy face for the TV audience because she had been misled and was embarassed... blamed Brad for the situation HE put her in? A big heck yeah.
Then there's Brad behavior last night. First of all, he can't find a nice way to say "I enjoyed your company Chantel, I had fun with you, but I didn't fall in love with you. You were someone I could date, but not sure it would have ever led to marriage. With Emily, I saw marriage". No, instead he waffles and waves and no one can figure out what he's really trying to say. And from Emily's perspective..... why DIDN'T Chantel get the "it was always Emily" story shoved down her throat like he undoubedly did with Emily? Then when Chantel got upset, it was old Brad back in action......let me hug you, rescue you, protect you, "I don't care who's back there" referring to Emily (or some words to that effect). Wow, another smooth move. So now you're protecting Chantel's feelings over Emily's?
Brad has real issues. Very controlling and manipulative. Can't be serious about any one person long, because he soon sees their "imperfections" and then the dream bubble is burst. Back to square one. Then his abandonment issues kick in, and he hangs on tooth and nail and begs for forgiveness, etc until the next time the sleeping Bear can't be controlled and rages once again.
I can't say I blame Emily for anything here, except believing that she was truly THE ONE, and that the show would somehow reflect that. I'm sure she knew to expect editing issues, as well as dicing and slicing, to make things "look" like it was a real contest, but Brad handed them so much more. It's hard to sell "I had to" or "I'm just playing the Bachelor game". I wouldn't believe that, and I know what to expect with these shows. Do I think Chantel ever had a chance.....NO. But then again, I don't think Brad has a "real" chance with anyone "real". Emily girl, you had a great life before Brad, and you will have an ever better one after Brad. Don't settle......he's damaged goods.